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Ch.12 - Parametric and Polar Curves
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 12, Problema 12.1.94

93–94. Parametric equations of ellipses Find parametric equations (not unique) of the following ellipses (see Exercises 91–92). Graph the ellipse and find a description in terms of x and y.


An ellipse centered at (-2, -3) with major and minor axes of lengths 30 and 20, parallel to the x- and y-axes, respectively, generated counterclockwise (Hint: Shift the parametric equations.)

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Identify the center of the ellipse as \((-2, -3)\), the lengths of the major and minor axes as 30 and 20, respectively, and note that the axes are parallel to the x- and y-axes.
Recall the standard parametric equations for an ellipse centered at the origin with semi-major axis \(a\) and semi-minor axis \(b\): \[x = a \cos(t), \quad y = b \sin(t)\] where \(t\) is the parameter varying from \(0\) to \(2\pi\).
Calculate the semi-major axis \(a\) and semi-minor axis \(b\) by dividing the lengths of the axes by 2: \[a = \frac{30}{2} = 15, \quad b = \frac{20}{2} = 10\]
Shift the parametric equations to account for the center \((-2, -3)\) by adding the center coordinates to the \(x\) and \(y\) components: \[x = -2 + 15 \cos(t), \quad y = -3 + 10 \sin(t)\]
Write the equation of the ellipse in terms of \(x\) and \(y\) by using the standard form centered at \((-2, -3)\): \[\frac{(x + 2)^2}{15^2} + \frac{(y + 3)^2}{10^2} = 1\]

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Parametric Equations of an Ellipse

Parametric equations express the coordinates of points on an ellipse as functions of a parameter, usually t. For an ellipse centered at the origin with axes aligned to the coordinate axes, the standard form is x = a cos(t), y = b sin(t), where a and b are the semi-major and semi-minor axes. These equations trace the ellipse as t varies from 0 to 2π.
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